Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-10-13
TO THE SUNNY SOUTH.
THB PRESIDENTIAL PARTY BEGIN THEIR
SOUTHERN JOURNEY.
Crowds Gathering Along the ROuts-EnthuSiastie
Demonstrations From the PsOpls-SOux City's
Beautiful Corn Palaee-The Re
option at Omaha.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA, October 12.-The
southwark fight of the Presidential party
began at Minneapolis at ten minutes past
eight last evening. The two ladies of the
party retired early, but the President and
the male members of his escort sat for q
couple Of hours smoking and comparing ex-
periences. The President was frequently
summoned TO the platform during the
evening to receive the greetings OF the
country people, who seemed to be wide
awake along the line. At Cheska dozen
tar barrels were burning and an artillery
salute was fired, and as the train moved
slowly past big fire balloon in national
colOrs was sent aloft.
| At Carver the people were out in force,
with brass band, and the place was IL
Illuminated by Chinese lanterns. At Le-
Suer there was yet more elaborate illu-
minatiOn and serenade. The train
made no stops, but the President appeared
wherever there was r crowd and courteous
| IL acknowledged its salutes. An army of
railroad Een was on patrol duty along the
track, and huge bOnires were burning
every halt mile on the way. All hands
we're called to prepare for the affair. At
Sioux City brief half hour was allowed
for the toilets, and coffee was served be-
fore the place was reached. The train was
stopped outside the town limits to take on
board Mayor Cleveland, who, without
fOrmality, welcomed the President and his
| friends, and when the station was reached
JUST AT SUNRISE
| carriages and q reception committee were
found in waiting, as were the military, the
brass bands and the people. A rapid
drive of five minutes brought the visitors
to the corn palace, whose turretS were at
the mOment taking their early bath OF
golden sunlight. The corn festival ended
| in fact last week, but everything had been
kept in place waiting the Presidents
visit, and all the attendants were on hand
| to do the honOrs Of the occasion. A more
entertaining array of novelties has not met
the gaze of the President since his trip
j began. Mrs. Cleveland was delighted with
everything she saw and turned again and
again to examine closely some unique fab
i AENoNlOA Va NbAh oIsAAhof AdNho, va
cOrns, to which her escort called her at
tention, The Presidents ride down the
Missouri valley from Sioux City through
the endless stretches of waving corn,
showed him the significance of the Sioux
/ City exhibition. At Council Bluffs, Sen.
| Manderson, Congressman NJ. Chane and
committee of gentlemen from Omaha
| boarded the tram and welcomed the Presi-
ment to Gods country" which they
claimed lay Just across the river. At the
station in Omaha, Senator Paddock, Con
gresham Dorsey aud the remaining mem-
/ berS Of the reception committee composed
| of prominent residents and the municipal
authorities, welcomed the city's guests.
| The carriage to which the President aud
\ his wife were escorted were one mass of
roses. Wreaths, of which also bedecked
the horses. A
MULTITUDE OF MANY THoUsASns
cheered the party as it made its appear
ance and cheers and Salutes were its ac-
compartments throughout the city. The
streets had been hastily and richly adorned
with streamers and devices in gay colors
aud banners bearing Welcome to the
President" " couched in every form of pa
triOtic or poetic phrase, spanned the way.
| The Second regiment of United States
| Infantry, the knights OF Pythias in uni
form, from all parts of the State and sew
eral political and social organizations were
drawn up in time along the street side,
| each with its brass band and colors. One
/ of the organizations which attracted espe-
cial attention of the President was the
full-blOOded Indian youths.frOm the Genoa
| Industrial School, with an Indian band Of
music.
Governor Thayer and Congressman Nc
Shade rode with the President and Mrs
Cleveland, and pointed out, as it were
subordinate incidents of the ride, corner
lots and business properties which belong
| to the lady of the White House, as one Of
the Folsom heirs. A brisk Nebraska
zephyr prevailed during the ride, but
the streetsI had been well sprinkled
and the dust was not seriously annoying
A mOmentary pause was made at the high
school, the site of the finest territorial cap
ital of Nebraska, and the most command
ing height of the neighborhOOd to give
an opportunity to view at one glance
Of the entire city, and a long sweep of
tue DllSSOulls AtE
drove through the residence streets of the
town back to the station. Throughout
the ride the party was escorted by flying
irregular squadron of youngsters whose
dare devil riding excited continuous appre-
hension in their behalf on the part OF the
strangers.
The Presidents Omaha entertainers
seemed very unwilling to let him 60, and
the train was fully threequarters
of an hour behind time when
the last of the eEcursionists got
aboard. Mrs. Cleveland's table was quite
buried beneath the baskets OF bOquets and
flowers, sent in by ladies and ladies' aSsO-
Citations at Sioux City and Omaha, each
bearing on a card the sentiments and COM
pliments of the donors
The train reached st. Joseph half an
hour ahead Of its time, artillery, church
bells and steam whistles heralded tfe ar
rival The town had been filling up dur.
ing the precedi twenty-four hours,
some 10000 strangers having been
brought in by rail, and these with the
so, 600 natives were all on hand. Mayor
Doyle and q reception committee OF one
hundred and thirty ladies and gentlemen
received the Presinent and good order was
maintained while the visitors were taken
in carriages over the Gity.